'I knew from that point on nothing would ever be the same again' Darren Bradshaw, one of a few openly gay police officers, was shot in the back at Belfast's Parliament Bar in May 1997
By Jordan Dunbar and Melanie Stewart-SmithOn 9 May 1997, clubbers were enjoying drinks and dancing at Belfast's only openly gay bar, The Parliament.
"Darren was just lying, he looked small," he said. "I just had a look at him and knelt for a while. I remember just thinking to myself what a loss it was." "A lot of people were ousted from their families so they had to find their new family in the gay bar." The gunman quickly ran towards the exit. "This guy just legs it out, really kicked the doors open, he looked at us on the way out."
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